Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

In 1992, a paleontologist unearthed the fossil of a prehistoric bird called "Vegavis iaai" in Antarctica and hypothesized that it was an early relative of today's ducks and geese. However, because the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

The discovery of a 69-million-year-old bird fossil is reshaping our understanding of avian evolution.

Patients hospitalized with flu should be tested for H5N1 bird flu within 24 hours, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, upgrading its recent recommendation. Before now ...

This is where composite insulators come into play ... Why are polymer railway insulators important for modern railways? Polymer railway insulators are critical for the efficient functioning of ...

Agency is now calling for all patients hospitalized with flu to be tested for H5 avian flu Patients hospitalized with flu should be tested for H5N1 bird flu within 24 hours, the Centers for ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Some kites showed evidence of eating entirely human-sourced food—a diet very different from modern birds, which mainly hunt rabbits and small mammals." The study, which involved researchers ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay. When a bird drapes its nest with ...

Learn more. In today's fast-paced, ever-evolving world, modern technologies have significantly transformed almost every aspect of our daily lives. From the way we communicate and work to how we ...

Tiny songbirds such as grosbeaks and warblers migrate thousands of miles, flying at night and resting during the day, to and from their wintering grounds—and unlike many larger birds ...